It’s been years since they’ve played on their home ice as a team, so the Hope Icebreakers excitement is palpable as they talk about their season home opener.

The three hockey players — Dayton Spink, Nathan Svensrud, and Tristan Takats — are brimming with confidence as they dive into this season’s team and the skills that each member brings. For the first time in Icebreaker history they will be competing as a senior AA men’s team in the West Coast Senior AA Hockey League (WCSHL) against players from all over B.C.

“We want to win it all,” said Spink, a forward on the team. “And we want to give the community something to get behind. To give them a reason to go out and cheer and bring some spirit back to town.”

He thinks the team is going to be “a wagon,” meaning a favourite to win, with a

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